Hot Country Songs

Week of August 3, 1959

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Waterloo

Stonewall Jackson

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk, M.Wilkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

Hot Country Songs

Week of August 3, 1959

This Week

Award

Last Week

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1
- Waterloo
  Stonewall Jackson
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk, M.Wilkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

2
- The Battle Of New Orleans
  Johnny Horton
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

3
- Heartaches By The Number
  Ray Price
- 3
- 2
- 13
- - 3
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

4
- Big Midnight Special
  Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
- 4
- 4
- 11
- - 4
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hickory

5
- Tennessee Stud
  Eddy Arnold
- 5
- 5
- 7
- - 5
  - 5
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanguard

6
- Somebody's Back In Town
  Wilburn Brothers
- 6
- 6
- 12
- - 6
  - 6
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

7
- Who Shot Sam
  George Jones
- 10
- 7
- 3
- - 10
  - 7
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

D.Edwards, R.Jackson, G.G.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

8
- The Long Black Veil
  Lefty Frizzell
- 9
- 6
- 9
- - 9
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

9
- Ten Thousand Drums
  Carl Smith
- 14
- 9
- 3
- - 14
  - 9
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Tillis, C.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

10
- I Ain't Never
  Webb Pierce
- 11
- 10
- 3
- - 11
  - 10
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Tillis, W.Pierce

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

11
- Black Land Farmer
  Frankie Miller
- 8
- 5
- 17
- - 8
  - 5
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Starday

12
- Your Wild Life's Gonna Get You Down
  Kitty Wells
- 13
- 12
- 5
- - 13
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

13
- Ninety-Nine
  Bill Anderson
- 19
- 13
- 5
- - 19
  - 13
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

14
- Grin And Bear It
  Jimmy Newman
- 22
- 14
- 2
- - 22
  - 14
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

15
- Cabin In The Hills
  Flatt & Scruggs
- 12
- 11
- 9
- - 12
  - 11
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

16
- Half-Breed
  Marvin Rainwater
- 17
- 16
- 5
- - 17
  - 16
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

17
- Partners
  Jim Reeves
- 25
- 17
- 2
- - 25
  - 17
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

18
- Country Girl
  Faron Young
- 20
- 18
- 3
- - 20
  - 18
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

19
- Katy Too
  Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two
- 16
- 16
- 3
- - 16
  - 16
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

J.Clement, J.R.Cash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sun

20 NEW
NEW
- The Three Bells
  The Browns
- -
- 20
- 1
- - -
  - 20
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

B.Reisfield, J.Villard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

21
- Home
  Jim Reeves
- 15
- 2
- 19
- - 15
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

22
- I'll Catch You When You Fall
  Charlie
- 26
- 16
- 9
- - 26
  - 16
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

23
- Am I That Easy To Forget
  Carl Belew
- 18
- 9
- 18
- - 18
  - 9
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

24
- Chasin' A Rainbow
  Hank Snow
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

25 NEW
NEW
- Nothin' But True Love
  Margie
- -
- 25
- 1
- - -
  - 25
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Starday

26
- Draggin' The River
  Ferlin Husky
- 23
- 11
- 9
- - 23
  - 11
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

27
- You Take The Table And I'll Take The Chairs
  Bob Gallion
- 30
- 18
- 9
- - 30
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

28
- Lonesome Old House
  Don Gibson
- 21
- 11
- 13
- - 21
  - 11
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Gibson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

29
- White Lightning
  George Jones
- 24
- 1
- 22
- - 24
  - 1
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

J.P.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

30 NEW
NEW
- John Wesley Hardin
  The Jimmies
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Hot Country Songs

Week of August 3, 1959

Hot Country Songs

Waterloo

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Hot Country Songs

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Waterloo

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The Battle Of New Orleans

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Heartaches By The Number

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Big Midnight Special

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Tennessee Stud

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Somebody's Back In Town

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Who Shot Sam

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The Long Black Veil

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Ten Thousand Drums

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I Ain't Never

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Black Land Farmer

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Your Wild Life's Gonna Get You Down

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Ninety-Nine

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Grin And Bear It

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Cabin In The Hills

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Half-Breed

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Partners

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Country Girl

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Katy Too

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The Three Bells

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Home

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I'll Catch You When You Fall

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Am I That Easy To Forget

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Chasin' A Rainbow

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Nothin' But True Love

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Draggin' The River

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You Take The Table And I'll Take The Chairs

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Lonesome Old House

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White Lightning

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John Wesley Hardin

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